懵懵懂懂

Chinese

		stupid	stupid	to understand; to know	to understand; to know
trad. (懵懵懂懂)		懵	懵	懂	懂
simp. #(懵懵懂懂)		懵	懵	懂	懂
AABB-type reduplication of 懵懂 (měngdǒng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měngměngdǒngdǒng, méngméngdǒngdǒng, mēngmēngdǒngdǒng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˇ ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ, ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ, ㄇㄥ ㄇㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mung² mung² dung² dung² / mung⁵ mung⁵ dung² dung²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měngměngdǒngdǒng [Phonetic: méngméngdóngdǒng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˇ ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měngměngdǒngdǒng
    • Wade–Giles: mêng³-mêng³-tung³-tung³
    • Yale: měng-měng-dǔng-dǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meengmeengdoongdoong
    • Palladius: мэнмэндундун (mɛnmɛndundun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méngméngdǒngdǒng [Phonetic: méngméngdóngdǒng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méngméngdǒngdǒng
    • Wade–Giles: mêng²-mêng²-tung³-tung³
    • Yale: méng-méng-dǔng-dǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mengmengdoongdoong
    • Palladius: мэнмэндундун (mɛnmɛndundun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mēngmēngdǒngdǒng [Phonetic: mēngmēngdóngdǒng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥ ㄇㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mengmengdǒngdǒng
    • Wade–Giles: mêng¹-mêng¹-tung³-tung³
    • Yale: mēng-mēng-dǔng-dǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhengmhengdoongdoong
    • Palladius: мэнмэндундун (mɛnmɛndundun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mung² mung² dung² dung² / mung⁵ mung⁵ dung² dung²
    • Yale: múng múng dúng dúng / múhng múhng dúng dúng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mung² mung² dung² dung² / mung⁵ mung⁵ dung² dung²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mung² mung² dung² dung² / mung⁵ mung⁵ dung² dung²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ³⁵ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/, /mʊŋ¹³ mʊŋ¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

Adjective

懵懵懂懂

1. with a muddled mind; muddle-headed

   • 我懵懵懂懂過了一年　徘徊在石板路的街邊　曾經笑容燦爛　如今卻空空如也 [MSC, trad.]
     我懵懵懂懂过了一年　徘徊在石板路的街边　曾经笑容灿烂　如今却空空如也 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2017, 任然 (lyrics 雪无影), 《空空如也》

     wǒ měngměngdǒngdǒng guò le yī nián, páihuái zài shíbǎnlù de jiēbiān, céngjīng xiàoróng cànlàn, rújīn què kōngkōngrúyě [Pinyin]

     I have lived for a year muddleheadedly;
     Pacing up and down the stone path,
     I used to smile a dazzling smile,
     But my heart is now completely empty.